Could Newt Gingrich become the GOP’s presidential candidate?

Former Sixth District Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich this week announced his candidacy for president via Twitter. In a YouTube video announcing his candidacy, Mr. Gingrich cited his work with former President Ronald Reagan and tenure as Speaker of the House, arguing for an America “with power once again back with the American people and away from the Washington bureaucracy.”

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He doesn’t have a shot at the nomination, but he could get a lot of delegates and be the king maker. Why? He’s the only candidate from the South if Huckabee decides not to run. If Huckabee runs or another Southerner like Jim DeMint jumps in, then Newt’s influence will drop a lot.

He did achieve a lot long ago and has a lot of interesting ideas. Unfortunately, his ideas are as variable as the weather. He is just too flaky. He has also treated women badly.

People in Iowa and New Hampshire only take these candidates seriously a few months before the Iowa caucuses. It’s a bit early to handicap the Republican race. We need to see which horses make it to the starting gate.

We also need to see who can put together a solid campaign organization. Romney, Huckabee and Paul have proven they can do it, while the others have never done it before. I doubt organizing a ground game is Newt’s strength. Ditto for Palin and Trump.

Nevermind the damn name. What about a real contender from GOP. The best we can come up with is 2X cheating hypocrite. Get ready for President Obama 2nd term thank to the failure of a real candidate from the GOP. GOP you just don’t get it. Focus on the damn issues and not your utter personal haterd for the man in the office. WAKE UP

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